With Wes Bertrand and Matt Amberson
Discussed Today:
-Monologue: Avoiding a victim mentality and promoting the Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
-We continue going through the ACES questions and scoring ourselves, while discussing our answers and experiences.
THE QUESTIONS
5. Did you often or very often feel that ...
You didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? or Your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it?
6. Were your parents ever separated or divorced?
7. Was your mother or stepmother: Often or very often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her? or Sometimes, often, or very often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard? or
Ever repeatedly hit at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or knife?
8. Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic or who used street drugs?
9. Was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide?
10. Did a household member go to prison?
Look Closer:
Complete Liberty Inside Out: Honoring Yourself and Others for Optimal Enrichment - http://amzn.to/1B1CdFo
Wes: CompleteLiberty.com/ - http://completeliberty.com/
Complete Liberty Series on trauma - http://completeliberty.com/magazine/read/episode-209---the-nature-of-trauma-and-nonviolent-change-and-self-compassion_296.html
Matt: DeadEasyLife.com - http://deadeasylife.com/
Linking childhood trauma to long-term health and social consequences: What is The ACE Study? - http://www.acestudy.org/
AcesTooHigh.com/ - http://acestoohigh.com/
Happiness Counseling Resources - http://happinesscounseling.com/happiness-resources/
CLP Episode 212 - Adverse Childhood Experiences and reflections on therapeutic solutions - http://completeliberty.com/magazine/read/episode-212---adverse-childhood-experiences-and-reflections-on-therapeutic-solutions_299.html
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - http://www.amazon.com/The-Body-Keeps-Score-Healing/dp/0670785938
Peter Gerlack on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCegNhGTqlWjgOqaCsj_7pxw